| Name |
Grove City College |
| Address |
100 Campus Drive
Grove City, PA 16127 |
| Website |
http://www.gcc.edu |
| Email |
admissions@gcc.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
93% |
| Percent Fraternity |
15% |
| Percent Sorority |
17% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
80% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
93% |
| Campus Housing |
No |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
women's dorms (46%), men's dorms (46%), apartment for single students (8%) |
| College Owned Singles |
11% |
| College Owned Doubles |
79% |
| College Owned Triples |
2% |
| College Owned Apartments |
8% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
12 |
| Sprinkler System |
33% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
150 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
80% |
| Nearest Airport |
Pittsburgh, PA (65), Cleveland OH (120) |
| Nearest Train |
Pittsburgh, PA (60) |
| Nearest Bus |
Pittsburgh, PA (60) |
| Public Transport |
No |
| Cars Permitted |
No |
| Percent Cars |
75% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
30% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,000 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (Slippery Rock University) |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
No |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Parents Weekend; President's Gala; Orchesis; Faculty Follies; Homecoming; Guest Artist Series; Cultural Series, Annual College Musical. |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
130 |
| Honor Societies |
Alpha Mu Gamma; Delta Mu Delta; Kappa Delta Pi; Kappa Mu Epsilon; Lambda Iota Tau; Mortar Board; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta; Pi Gamma Mu; Sigma Pi Sigma |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Salt Company; Warriors for Christ; Campus Crusade for Christ; Fellowship of Christian Athletes; Newman Club; Intervarsity Missions Fellowship; Promise Keepers; Young Life; Gospel Team; Life Advocates; Women of Faith. |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) International Club, Inter-cultural Club |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Ensemble, Stage Band, Chapel Choir, College Band, New Grace Singers, Touring Choir |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Collegian (weekly) |
| Num Frats |
8 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
15% |
| Num Sororities |
9 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
17% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1876 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Presbyterian |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
2,341 |
| Setting |
Rural |
| Endowment |
93,920,381 |
| Application Deadline |
February 1 |
| Application Fee |
50 |
| Selectivity |
More selective |
| Tuition |
10,962 |
| Room Board |
5,766 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
80% |
| Job One Year |
N/A |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
Accenture; Alcoa; Armstrong World Industries; BF Goodrich Aerospace; Bose Corp; Deloitte & Touche LLP; F.B.I.; General Electric; IBM; Lockheed Martin; PPG Industries; Sherwin Williams Company; Sony; Sprint; U.S. Secret Service; USX Corporation; Westinghou |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
140,000 |
| Num Subscriptions |
5,633 |
| Num Microforms |
300,000 |
| Num Audiovisual |
1,406 |
| Num Ebooks |
0 |
| Library Facilities |
Ludwig Von Mises Papers, 20,000 pages of manuscripts and correspondence dating from 1900 to just after his death in 1973. |
| Museums |
In 2003 Grove City College dedicated the new Hall of Arts and Letters. The three-story, 112,000 square foot Hall of Arts and Letters houses a 219-seat lecture hall, 40 classrooms, 80 faculty offices, the Early Education Center, Curriculum Library and language, computer and video production labs. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
Yes |
| Computers Available |
2,341 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, library |
| Num Wired Library |
200 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
1,540 |
| Num Wired Labs |
100 |
| Num Wired Other |
4,740 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in some classrooms, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
3,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
